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2020-01-06 The Grand Turk

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#1 In February 13, 2011 a Rick Moran article noted: "Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan moves against the military." He noted:
"The election of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2002 has brought dramatic changes to Turkey. Erdogan has instituted what some are calling 'soft Sharia' by incrementally altering Turkish institutions and society to reflect a more Islamist approach to government. And now, Erdogan is moving against the one force that can stop Turkey's slide into extremism." I.e., the military, and he succeeded.
"Turkey, once a strong ally of Israel, recently sponsored the Gaza 'Freedom Flotilla' and has been cozying up to Iran in recent months. To continue to fall away from the West and embrace Islamization would mean a shift in the strategic situation of the United States. Turkey is a member of NATO and to see them drift toward Iran would make a gigantic hole in our position in the Middle East while seeing Iran gain an ally in a vital part of the world." And that's what happened.

Posted by b 2020-01-06 08:28|| 2020-01-06 08:28|| Front Page Top

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